Apps Royalties?

[MichelleC78]

Hi,

If I develop an app the includes characters/items from well known films, are there any royalty/copyright etc isssues I should know about?

Michelle

 

[pandata]

Most of them are copyrighted and cannot be used. Though you have to check each one ....

 

[jonbonazza]

Moved to Dev 101.

To answer your question, it is entirely illegal unless the assets are released under the creative commons, or you have explicit permission from the entity that holds the rights to the assets in question.